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Tag Archives: Britain
And we’re back…
We’ve arrived back in Blighty. There is something oddly normal about arriving back in England with all that you know. No one’s commenting on our accents, Steve Wright’s playing Sunday Love Songs on Radio 2, we took the lift – not the elevator, I didn’t have … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 630
Happy 4th July It seems apt that my final blog post here in the USA on this blog happens on the eve of 4th July. You know, the day before the day back in history when the Brits got walloped … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, American dream, bloggers, blogging, blogs, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, England, English, expat British, expat life, expats, fearlessness, Howard County, lifestyle, Maryland, Repatriation, Travel, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, American independence, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewife: From America to England, English, expat, expat life, expats, From America to England, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Independence Day, July 4th, lifestyle, repatrat, Travel, UK, UK DesperateHousewife USA, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 629
Things about the USA that I won’t miss and things that America should adopt from the UK or just get rid of America, USA, The U.S, Uncle Sam – I loves ya, you know I do, but having been here … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, blogging, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, England, expat, expat British, expat life, expats, Travel
Tagged #hocomd, America, American, American and British differences, American history, American problems, Americans, blogging, Boxing Day, Britain, British, Columbia MD, commercials, driving, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, July 4th, maryland, roundabouts, soda, TV, UK, Uncle Sam, underaking
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 628
UK vs USA: the final list! This is a tongue-in-cheek summary over a couple of blog posts about what I love about America, or what gets my British back up, and what I think it should adopt from the UK … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, expat life, Travel
Tagged America, American, American culture, American history, baseball, Britain, British, brunch, Culture, expat, food, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, hugging, Politics, positivity, solo cups, tailgating, Thanksgiving, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 627
Curiouser and curiouser Harry is becoming more and more curious about England. He remembers snippets of it, and mostly very romanticised, but he also picks up on what other people say about it. Recently he’s been asking questions and making … Continue reading
Posted in American, blogging, Britain, British American differences, British customs, culture, expat life, Repatriation, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, blogging, Britain, British, British accent, British American differenes, British summer, CHiPs, crisps, English words, expat, hocoblogs@@@
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 624
Canada vacation So, I think I’ve been to Canada three times before in my life, because in the 1970s half of my family decided to emigrate there. My mother took my brother and I on a six week East to … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 615
Bye Bye Blog Party Well, folks, it’s back to afternoon teas, going ‘to the loo’, driving on the left and making innuendos without having to a) apologise or b) explain them as I depart the wonderful haven that is Howard … Continue reading
Posted in American, bloggers, blogging, England, Howard County
Tagged American, blog party, blogging, Britain, British, British accent, Columbia, Ellicott City, England, expat, expat life, From America to England, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 614
A Desperate Desperate Housewife in Washington This morning I got up at 515am to go down to DC to appear on the Good Morning Washington show, presenting a segment about insomnia and all the fabulous new products out there to … Continue reading
Posted in American customs, blogs, British, British American differences, culture, expat
Tagged America, Americans, Britain, British, British accent, British vs American, Columbia, DC, expat, expat life, Good Morning Washington, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Howard County, insomnia, maryland, Mrs Doubtfire, sleep, Travel, UK, USA, USA mailboxes, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 610
Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 4 Three Teeth Tony and Snorkelling Lovely cheery chappy on the beach, Three Teeth Tony (not his actual name), was drumming up some business and us Brit gals looked like likely candidates for a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Bahamas, blogging, Britain, British American differences, celebrations, culture, expat, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged Alpheus Finlayson, American, Americans, athletics, Bahamas, Ben Blankenship, Britain, British, British accent, cup of tea, English, expats, International Association of Athletics Federation, Jamaica, Lord Sebastian Coe, Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Nassau, Princess Charlotte, Royal baby, Seb Coe, snorkelling, sport, Team GB, Team USA, Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Travel, UK, USA, Usain Bolt, water sports
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 609
Blagging our way into Miss Teen Bahamas International 2015 Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 3 So one evening us inquisitive Brit gals (read as: nosey) watched a load of very glamourous, high-heeled young Bahamian girls and their colourful entourages … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas, culture, expat, expats, Travel
Tagged American, Bahamas, Britain, British, dancing, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, hotels, Miss Teen Bahamas International 2015, talent show, Travel
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